We usually view time as linear. As going from left to right or beginning to end. For example, you take an empty paper towel tube and outside mark an arrow going from left to right down the side of the entire tube. This is the linear perspective of time. Now turn or rotate the tube 90 degrees and look through the tube like looking through a telescope. From that perspective, time collapses or extends; there is no depth perception or perception of linear time. The entire experience happens at once. It collapses in relation to the perspective of linear time.
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Singularity, AI and Consciousness
Diving into the rabbit hole of AI, singularity and consciousness. A sticky glob of goo that is not yet formed or defined and has come from divergent wondering.
Suicide as Violence Toward Oneself
The following are thoughts and ways to conceptualize suicide investigation, evaluation and intervention. These are thoughts for your consideration based from my clinical experience as a crisis MH evaluator and consultant. One of the aha moments was the idea to conceptualize suicide as violence toward the self.
Involuntary Treatment Act, Part 3: Odds and Ends
ITA Part 3 is a brief discussion of the other bits of this odd job. The difficulty is much of these other pieces are invisible to those unaware of the detainment and commitment process. In the video below are examples to give everyday relevance.
Involuntary Treatment Act: Part 2
The involuntary MH evaluation and detention process is fluid and there are a lot of pieces that float around for the puzzle to come together.
Involuntary Treatment Act: Part 1
The process of civil MH evaluation, detainment, commitment and treatment is one of those areas in life that most folks are afraid of, don’t want to know about and very few folks talk about. That is, until someone is in need, concerned about a family member or have issues about the homeless in their community.
Fear
If a person understands fear, it’s function, why it exists, how it works, when it happens, where and to whom; then a fear is a masterful teacher, a protector and is no longer an adversary.
Support
When you choose to support something. You are aligning your beliefs, values with taking action. Action aligned with your beliefs and values results in integrity. Integrity courageously claims “this is who I am!
Cosmic Prepping
May you live in interesting times. Well here we are, a post about levels of prepping.
The Gap of Change
But at some point, they had to surrender and let go. What they found was that the letting go gave them the space to discover something new.